Anathema is a music band. Her biography begins in the central English region of Liverpool. The initiator of the creation of the ensemble was the elder brother of the Cavan family - Daniel.
The history of the team
The team was called Pagan Angel. Darren White was the vocalist, drummer John Douglas mastered the drum kit , and the Cavan brothers took over the guitars. The guitarists on electric guitars are Daniel and Vincent, the bass guitarist is Jamie. He subsequently left the stage, and his place was taken by the best friend of the family Duncan Patterson. In November 1990, the musicians recorded the demo “An Iliad Of Woes” in a local studio.
After the release of the song “An Iliad of Woes” in January 1991, creative geniuses changed their name from Pagan Angel to Anathema. The name of the ensemble is taken from the Bible. It means eternal torment, renunciation of the church and God. But it was precisely this atmosphere of perception that the members of the Anathema collective wanted to convey. The biography of musicians delights in perseverance, talents and the ability to get out of difficult situations. At that time, the lineup performed in clubs, concert halls and on the warm-ups of the promoted groups Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost.
Carier start
Since 1991, the rock group "Anathema" began to captivate everyone with its magnetic music. The authors of the lyrics were elder brother Daniel and bassist Duncan. In the same year, the demo “All Faith Is Lost” was released, which became the beginning of the career of the team. The team begins a collaboration with the Swiss label Witchunt Records and records the single “They Die”. At the beginning of 1992, Anathema signed a contract with Peaceville Records and its founder, Paul Holmeshaw. The collection “Volume 4” is released, on which the lyrical rock composition “Lovelorn Rhapsody” appears. Subsequently, the mini-collection The Crestfallen was released, which received positive reviews from music critics. The line-up begins to take part in various events and tours. The main thing is that they stop playing on warm-ups. The ensemble is gaining teams of performers already at their concerts. “Anathema” is a group whose enchantment begins to be admired by loyal fans. Popularity begins to grow every day.
First success
The team begins to be interested not only in British critics, but also in foreign recording studios. The army of fans attacks musicians with declarations of love, posters, postcards, portraits. Artists are increasingly beginning to flicker on TV screens in various programs and shows. Clips of the group go to the music charts. The team is becoming popular abroad. Participants are happy to make plans to release new singles, videos and collections.
In 1992, the ensemble began recording the debut album "Serenades". After broadcasting the song “The Crestfallen”, the band goes on tour with a metal band from Buffalo Cannibal Corpse. The “Sweet Tears” clip gets into the MTV rotation. The music magazine Metal Hammer calls the band's debut collection the album of the month.
"Anathema" - a group that formed an unusual subgenre of metal doomdet. In addition to fatal heavy compositions, the debut disc contained an exquisite lyrical composition “J'Ai Fait une Promesse”. This was the first experience with a fragile female soprano. Soon, this style of performance will become the main part of the work of the Anathema group. After the departure of Darren White (the lead vocalist of the band), Dominion member Michelle Richfield was invited. She was later replaced by drummer's sister Lee Douglas.
Group changes
“Anathema” is a group that has won a multi-million army of fans thanks to charisma and talent. The team, at the peak of its popularity, travels around all the major cities of England, goes to European tours, festivals and concerts in Brazil, Belgium, Romania. The musical group Anathema collaborates with famous labels, records mini-collections and full-fledged studio albums.
After a dizzying success, a change of team and style of performance takes place. The band leaves John Douglas, keyboardist Les Smith arrives. Due to major changes, friends' songs begin to sound different. Therefore, musicians decide to record versions of famous groups in their individual performance.
Anathema's work is a mixture of doom metal, alternative and progressive rock. Participants repeatedly admitted that they sympathize with the influential successful Pink Floyd team. To date, the ensemble is compared with this unsurpassed group. At the initiative of the Cavan brothers, friends began to play covers at their concerts. Recent albums feature a strong influence of psychedelic rock.
Career
The team for its entire activity has released 4 collections, 10 studio albums, 2 mini-albums, a number of successful video clips that were on the charts and charts of world television channels. The success of the ensemble is compared with Pink Floyd, Queen, The Beatles. Album "The Silent Enigma", released in 1995, was called the best work of the group. The songs are featured in Resonance, Hindsight and Falling Deeper.
The best singles released on albums or posted on the Internet were “They Die”, “Everything”, “Unchained”, “A Simple Mistake”, “Deep”. Anathema is a group that collaborated with the teams of My Dying Bride, Cannibal Corpse and Paradise Lost. The Crestfallen and Pentecost III mini-albums have been distributed in millions of copies around the world. This group is one of the most successful and sought-after show business on the world Olympus. Album tracks are featured in various shows, television shows, films. Thanks to the talents of the musicians, the ensemble gained its army of fans.
Creative activity
In 1998, the fourth studio album, Alternative 4, was released. After his release, the group left Duncan, who composed most of the tracks. He organizes the electronic music team Antimatter. Musicians have to look for a new author. They begin to help Solstice. The composition "Empty" holds the charts in the first positions. This hit was an innovation in opening the drum machine part.
Sean Taylor Stills, who is replaced by Dave Pubs, leaves the ensemble. Martin Powell joins talented geniuses, with whose participation the next album “Judgement” was recorded. The group follows in the footsteps of Duncan and tries himself in the new genre of electronic music. In 2001, they were influenced by post-rock. In this genre, the disc "A Fine Day To Exit" is recorded. In 2012, rock musicians performed in Bulgaria together with the "live" music of the Philharmonic Orchestra. This record became the basis of the publication "Universal".
Difficulties Sony BMG
Anathema is a music band. Discography, history, biography delight the power and talents of its members. In the early 2000s, the label, which collaborated with the group, was acquired by the large corporation Music for Nations. Creative geniuses began to have financial difficulties. The possibility of releasing new albums remained at risk.
Recorded songs musicians uploaded to the Internet through their official community. The output of the collections was postponed indefinitely. Periodically, the group participated in the tour. The collective began a collaboration with the Kscope label. Thanks to the hard work of the participants, the career began to gain new momentum, singles, new works, track lists began to be recorded. Only in 2010, the ensemble announced the release of the long-awaited disc "We're Here Because We're Here".
Unique creations
The music group "Anathema" is one of the most successful British bands. Cavan’s brothers are compared to Freddie Mercury and John Lennon. Anathema's uniqueness lies in the music, the anatomy of which is able to express all the feelings inherent in people. Talented musicians with their works brought fans to such an intensity of passions that they lost orientation in space and understanding of themselves. Fans were ready to simply die from the delight of emotions! The spiritual component of musicians is their unique souls, capable of creating brilliant creations. All works are highly charismatic and give listeners a pleasant positive experience. Feeling, understanding, composing music is not given to everyone. Only those who have complete understanding with their souls are capable of creating musical spiritual creations.
The highest talents of the musicians expanded the musical world that was familiar at that time. Their innovation can be traced in recordings, covers, music videos, studio albums. The band members show their highest vocal level.
Anathema is the creators who were able to create something magical and fabulous. It is in this unique world where love is the foundation of everything that rich creative heritage is located. It inspires people to the most kind, bright and joyful in life. Properly sustained forms of works, their sound design, arrangements are an eternal example for any musician.